Divide Using Synthetic Division, and Write a Summary Statement in Fraction

question 220

Multiple Choice

Divide using synthetic division, and write a summary statement in fraction form.
- $\frac { 2 x ^ { 5 } - x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } - x + 5 } { x - 1 }$

• A)
• \(2 x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 2 } + 4 x + 3 + \frac { 8 } { x - 1 }\)
• B)\[2 x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 1 + \frac { 6 } { x - 1 }\]
• C)
• \(2 x ^ { 4 } - 3 x ^ { 3 } - x + \frac { 6 } { x - 1 }\)
• D)
• \(2 x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 3 } + 4 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + \frac { 8 } { x - 1 }\)

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